Radium hydro-emanometer



G. KUNK-LE.

HA-DI UIVI HYDRO-EMANOMETER.

APPLlCATiON HLED MAR. 12, 1917.

Patented.0ct. 25, 1921.

union cion and opernizion vcIlve contro led IBlllQ-dC'ElVQ was r r fo ing mdionor rcscrv, to 1" loss a scccion 01 lc generation 10 in conrclc ziseuni-ind chc pica-3 ,h i. ll mode 'rcleeschlc the tv,

purposes. fine or the eccclccnl A other desirable irons or 131.13%, prcicrshly she soc-lion 9, 1s

lve of usual construciich is mcnipnlslivc for thc purposc oiopcn 3* and closing the pipe, The rc oir is provided with c ices l3 by which of; he vJlr-h rcwn any desirc qccn'clc propcr observation being; Inside or the scale 8 Wzrccr is Withdmwn so rim the any be Willi-- drawn in accurately r harmonics.

cq iipcedwith s vills heretoiorc mew. 4 time of rndionclzivc change is on inv physi; cal attribute of the phenomenon of radio activity, Tnerefore, since 1521s ii :r'cctcr is lmown, is is JOS blc c, tho cheii'gcs of radio-or iviizy in conformity wish tho-Sims factor, l bhis on: no ll hows provided a regisccr mechanism nccizion with ihc instrnmcnl; for l? dicscing uchc changes in radio-activity con liiionsly in three hour periods to a condici n J stored equilibrium, wniclgi irnoivn to he thirty days.

The actuating; device of tho regisicring mechanism ccnccinccl Wi'lhl? c 1 having peccs'ml l5 ses bir and closingihc ripper end of e ccsc has on onc side radial o in will]. which c poi or indiczarco' crates h inclics'lzc the psrc of radio-activity o" c'i-e Water reservoir 6 ovcr thrcehonr to four day or ninciuy six rs may hc said that she dial ill on d indicator coiner l7 conspiii nlic clocl: mechanism for indicating the percentage of decay of rcdiocctii ity of the contents of the storcg e rcservcir 6 for any period of time cm the has been will-Lin the st c rescrvo 6, 'cp {our days. llhc or pointer l? is on c spindle l8 and accosted in o clock-- Wise direccion by ordl 111v cloclr Work mechanism Within the cssc 14. Tim clock Work mcclmnism is of the usual well known slop which hype which may he bv opcrscion of the usual controller $1. this clock mcchsnism is wcll own and 1c spe score cific conscruction lihereor is no part my oresenl; invention, ClQEIH/Mi unnscesswl r I a v a l m raiser-c in con) and percentage indiccsor, l: clso'provide an. lllilififiiillilg device or lnlicacing the percent- 5 of clccoy of radio-activity in the storage reservoir in fivc day periods ,to complete dccn which is thirty days. This ind cator irllcdcs & perccntcgc dial adjacent to a Tho spindle 23 is also actuated by tlic clock rncclmmsm cncl requires thirty days to make a, complete revolution in a clock wise direction, The indicators may be scopped at any time by operating the usual stopping device 954. j

e' I 2 i -'lhe lnterlor mechanism for controlllng r the indicators 1s simply-clockwork of Well known consiruccion and operation, of the turned to their starting points in a,-"vvcl1 known manner by pressure applied to the stop Watch devices 24;.

Ti claim:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a generation rescrvoujc porous cell composed ofcslundum clay adapted to concern radium salts seated on the bottom of the rcser'voir, a removable cover for the rescrvoir, and a dcidce supported by the and decachcbly engaging the cell prev-cncinr ccral movement of chosen in the X'QSQT'VOE'. v i

An instrument of the character descr i'ibcd, an slundmn clay cell seated on the bottom or" the reservoir adapted to contain radium cover for the reservoir, a, pipe supby the cover and remova bly engaging said. ccll to "prc'vcni movement of the cell rcl-' znve to the reservoir, and on indicating in i strumcnt supported by said pipe for indi- I carting the dccgiy of radium activity,

o. An instrument of the character scribccl, comprising a generation reservoir 1 arranged to contain Watcr to be rendered radio-active, a cell seated on the bottom of 'bhc reshrvoir arranged to contain radlum a. dcvicc for holdingihc cell from ing; the radioactive Water from the storage 120 reservoir, and a device for indicating visually the quantity of Water Withdrawn from the storage rcservolrr in wicncss whereof, Ii have signed this soccificcisioh GEORGE KUNKLE icy period dial 21 upon which op- 70, crates an indicator actuated by a spindle 523.

comprising a generation reservoir, 10%

werncni; relative so the reservoir, an in- 

